French Chess Championship
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The French Chess Championship is the annual, national chess tournament of France. It was officially first played in 1923
after the formation of the Fédération Française des Echecs in 1921. The first unofficial national tournament was played in 1880, in the Café de la Régence, where further edition were held in 1881 and 1883. The 1903 and 1914 tournaments were the first real predecessors of the official championship. They ran under the name Championnat de France des amateurs (Championship of the chess enthusiasts).
Contents
1 Unofficial championships
2 Official championships
3 Women's winners
4 Some crosstables
5 References
6 External links
Unofficial championships
# Championship Year City Winner (1) National-ch 1880 Paris
Samuel Rosenthal(2) National-ch 1881 Paris
Edward Chamier(3) National-ch 1883 Paris
Albert Clerc(1) Amateur-ch 1903 Arcachon
Adolphe Silbert(2) Amateur-ch 1914 Lyon
Alphonse Goetz
Official championships
# Year City Winner 1 1923 Paris
Georges Renaud2 1924 Strasbourg
Robert Crépeaux3 1925 Nice
Robert Crépeaux4 1926 Biarritz
André Chéron5 1927 Chamonix
André Chéron6 1928 Marseille
Aimé Gibaud7 1929 Saint-Claude
André Chéron8 1930 Rouen
Aimé Gibaud9 1931 Lille
André Muffang10 1932 La Baule
Maurice Raizman11 1933 Sarreguemines
Aristide Gromer12 1934 Paris
Victor Kahn13 1935 Saint-Alban-les-Eaux
Aimé Gibaud14 1936 Paris
Maurice Raizman15 1937 Toulouse
Aristide Gromer16 1938 Nice
Aristide Gromer17 1940 Nice
Aimé Gibaud18 1941 Paris
Robert Crépeaux19 1942 Paris
Roger Daniel20 1943 Pau
Louis Bigot21 1945 Roubaix
César Boutteville22 1946 Bordeaux
Maurice Raizman23 1947 Rouen
Maurice Raizman24 1948 Paris
Nicolas Rossolimo25 1949 Besançon
Claude Hugot26 1950 Aix-en-Provence
César Boutteville27 1951 Vichy
Maurice Raizman28 1952 Charleville
Maurice Raizman29 1953 Paris
Savielly Tartakower30 1954 Marseille
César Boutteville31 1955 Toulouse
César Boutteville32 1956 Vittel
Pierre Rolland33 1957 Bordeaux
Wolf Bergraser34 1958 Le Touquet
Claude Lemoine35 1959 Reims
César Boutteville36 1961 Paris
Guy Mazzoni37 1962 Paris
André Thiellement38 1963 Paris
André Thiellement39 1964 Montpellier
Michel Roos40 1965 Dunkerque
Guy Mazzoni41 1966 Grenoble
Wolf Bergraser42 1967 Dieppe
César Boutteville43 1968 Charbonnières-les-Bains
Jean-Claude Letzelter44 1969 Pau
Jacques Planté45 1970 Mulhouse
Jacques Maclès46 1971 Mérignac
Jean-Claude Letzelter47 1972 Rosny-sous-Bois
Aldo Haïk48 1973 Vittel
Michel Benoit49 1974 Chambéry
Jean-Claude Letzelter50 1975 Dijon
Miodrag Todorcevic51 1976 Saint-Jean-de-Monts
François Chevaldonnet52 1977 Le Touquet
Louis Roos53 1978 Castelnaudary
Nicolas Giffard54 1979 Courchevel
Bachar Kouatly55 1980 Puteaux
Jean-Luc Seret56 1981 Vitrolles
Jean-Luc Seret57 1982 Schiltigheim
Nicolas Giffard58 1983 Belfort
Aldo Haïk59 1984 Alès
Jean-Luc Seret60 1985 Clermont-Ferrand
Jean-Luc Seret61 1986 Épinal
Gilles Mirallès62 1987 Rouen Christophe Bernard 63 1988 Val Thorens
Gilles Andruet64 1989 Épinal
Gilles Mirallès65 1990 Angers
Marc Santo-Roman66 1991 Montpellier
Marc Santo-Roman67 1992 Strasbourg
Manuel Apicella68 1993 Nantes
Emmanuel Bricard69 1994 Chambéry
Marc Santo-Roman70 1995 Toulouse
Éric Prié71 1996 Auxerre
Christian Bauer72 1997 Narbonne
Anatoly Vaisser73 1998 Méribel
Josif Dorfman74 1999 Besançon
Étienne Bacrot75 2000 Vichy
Étienne Bacrot76 2001 Marseille
Étienne Bacrot77 2002 Val-d'Isère
Étienne Bacrot78 2003 Aix-les-Bains
Étienne Bacrot79 2004 Val-d'Isère
Joël Lautier80 2005 Chartres
Joël Lautier81 2006 Besançon
Vladislav Tkachiev82 2007 Aix-les-Bains
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave83 2008 Pau
Étienne Bacrot84 2009 Nîmes
Vladislav Tkachiev85 2010 Belfort
Laurent Fressinet86 2011 Caen
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave87 2012 Pau
Romain Edouard, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Christian Bauer, Étienne Bacrot (see below)88 2013 Nancy
Hicham Hamdouchi89 2014 Nîmes
Laurent Fressinet90 2015 Saint Quentin
Christian Bauer91 2016 Agen
Matthieu Cornette92 2017 Agen
Étienne Bacrot93 2018 Nîmes
Tigran Gharamian
Edouard, Vachier-Lagrave, Bacrot and Bauer were tied on a score of 7/10 going into the final round. However then there was the shock news of the death of Christian Bauer's 4 month old child. The players decided to cancel the 11th and final round. Edouard, Vachier-Lagrave and Bacrot were to play off for the title, but on further reflection it was decided that all 4 players should share the title.
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Women's winners
Year City Winner 1924 Paris
Marie Jeanne Frigard1926 Paris
Marie Jeanne Frigard1927 Paris
Paulette Schwartzmann (off contest)
Marie Jeanne Frigard1928 Paris
Paulette Schwartzmann (off contest)
Jeanne D'Autremont1929 Paris
Paulette Schwartzmann (off contest)
Jeanne D'Autremont1931 Paris
Paulette Schwartzmann (off contest)
Louise Pape1932 Paris
Alice Tonini (off contest)
Jeanne D'Autremont1933 Paris
Alice Tonini (off contest)
Paulette Schwartzmann1934 Paris
Alice Tonini (off contest)
Maud Flandin1935 Paris
Paulette Schwartzmann1936 Paris
Chantal Chaudé de Silans1937 Toulouse
Angles D'Auriac1938 Nice
Paulette Schwartzmann1941 Paris
Long1942 Paris
Duval1943 Paris
Suzanne Dehelly
- No contest held between 1944 and 1954
Year City Winner 1955 Toulouse
Vazeille1956 Vittel
Isabelle Choko
- No contest held between 1957 and 1974
Year City Winner 1975 Paris
Milinka Merlini1976 Saint-Jean-de-Monts
Milinka Merlini1977 Le Touquet
Milinka Merlini1978 Castelnaudary
Milinka Merlini1979 Courchevel
Monique Ruck-Petit1980 Paris
Milinka Merlini1981 Orange
Josiane Legendre1982 Orange
Martine Dubois1983 Montpellier
Julia Lebel-Arias1984 Loches
Isabelle Kientzler1985 Lille
Christine Leroy1986 Orange
Julia Lebel-Arias1987 Baud
Sabine Fruteau1988 not played 1989 Orange
Sabine Fruteau1990 Challes-les-Eaux
Julia Lebel-Arias1991 Montpellier
Christine Flear (née Leroy)1992 Le Havre
Claire Gervais1993 Nantes
Claire Gervais1994 Chambéry
Christine Flear (née Leroy)1995 Toulouse
Raphaelle Bujisho (later Raphaelle Delahaye)1996 Auxerre
Claire Gervais1997 Bastia
Malina Nicoara1998 Meribel
Christine Flear (née Leroy)1999 Besançon
Christine Flear (née Leroy)2000 Vichy
Marie Sebag2001 Marseille
Maria Nepeina-Leconte2002 Val d'Isère
Marie Sebag2003 Aix-les-Bains
Sophie Milliet2004 Val d'Isère
Almira Skripchenko2005 Chartres
Almira Skripchenko2006 Besançon
Almira Skripchenko2007 Aix-les-Bains
Silvia Collas2008 Pau
Sophie Milliet2009 Nîmes
Sophie Milliet2010 Belfort
Almira Skripchenko2011 Caen
Sophie Milliet2012 Pau
Almira Skripchenko2013 Nancy
Nino Maisuradze2014 Nîmes
Nino Maisuradze2015 Saint Quentin
Almira Skripchenko2016 Agen
Sophie Milliet2017 Agen
Sophie Milliet2018 Nîmes
Pauline Guichard
Some crosstables
FRA-ch (Women) 77th Val d'Isere 2002 Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 Points TB Perf. +/- 1 
Marie Sebag (France)2344 * ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 9 2417 +9 2 Christine Flear (France)2176 ½ * 1 0 1 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 7½ 35.50 2304 +19 3 Raphaelle Delahaye (France)2166 ½ 0 * ½ 1 ½ 1 0 1 1 1 1 7½ 34.75 2305 +21 4 Roza Lallemand (France)2301 0 1 ½ * ½ 0 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 7½ 33.75 2293 0 5 Sophie Milliet (France)2173 ½ 0 0 ½ * 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 7½ 32.50 2304 +20 6 Anne Muller (France)2169 0 1 ½ 1 0 * 0 0 ½ 1 1 1 6 2204 +5 7 Friederike Wohlers Armas (France)2170 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 5½ 2172 0 8 Marina Costagliola (France)2238 0 0 1 0 0 1 ½ * 0 1 ½ 1 5 2135 -16 9 Claire Marchadour (France)2081 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 * ½ ½ ½ 4½ 2116 +5 10 Martine Dubois (France)2049 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ * 1 1 3 2014 -6 11 Aurelie Dacalor (France)2123 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 * 1 2 1916 -27 12 Melanie Verot (France)2077 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 * 1 1781 -30
FRA-ch (Women) 85th Belfort 2010 Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 Points TB Perf. +/- 1 Almira Skripchenko (France)2458 ** ½½ ½1 1½ ½1 ½1 7½ 2498 +5 2 Sophie Milliet (France)2367 ½½ ** 10 00 1½ 11 6 2396 +4 3 Maria Nepeina Leconte (France)2337 ½0 01 ** ½1 10 ½½ 5½ 2366 +4 4 Silvia Collas (France)2333 0½ 11 ½0 ** ½0 ½½ 5 2333 0 5 Pauline Guichard (France)2320 ½0 0½ 01 ½1 ** ½½ 4 2265 -8 6 Marina Roumegous (France)2181 ½0 00 ½½ ½½ ½½ ** 2 2123 -6
Average Elo: 2332 <=> Cat: 4
FRA-ch (Women) 86th Caen 2011 Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 Points TB Perf. +/- 1 Sophie Milliet (France)2355 ** ½½ ½1 1½ ½1 ½1 7 2445 +12 2 Nino Maisuradze (France)2329 ½½ ** 10 00 1½ 11 5½ 2338 +1 3 Andreea Bollengier (France)2207 ½0 01 ** ½1 10 ½½ 5 2327 +17 4 Pauline Guichard (France)2305 0½ 11 ½0 ** ½0 ½½ 4½ 22.75 2274 -4 5 Maria Nepeina Leconte (France)2327 ½0 0½ 01 ½1 ** ½½ 4½ 21.50 2269 -8 6 Silvia Collas (France)2323 ½0 00 ½½ ½½ ½½ ** 3½ 2198 -18
Average Elo: 2307 <=> Cat: 3
References
^ Crowther, Mark. "87th French Chess Championship 2012". The Week in Chess. Archived from the original on 31 October 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
External links
- Heritage des Echecs Francais
Championnats de France[dead link]- Larousse du jeu d'Échecs (1997)
